5-3-11 Beautiful moth.

Saw this moth outside the pediatrician's office. Poor thing was badly injured. I tried to move it onto some grass but it kept flopping off onto the sidewalk.
Polyphemus Moth - Antheraea polyphemus
Family: Saturniidae - Giant silkmoths / Subfamily: Saturniinae / Tribe: Saturniini

[petra]

wow what a lovely moth!

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

what a beautiful moth...the ones i see have never looked this pretty..poor thing, hope it's ok

[Liana Madrigal-Lopez]

Wow.. that is a beautiful moth.

[LisLee]

Aww poor thing. Very pretty, it looks so soft.

[Wendy Delena]

Thank you everyone! @angievega @lislee75 It was very soft and sadly it was dying. It had a damaged wing, broken leg and a crushed eye.

[Sciroccojade]

Beautiful markings on the moth! Well you did your good deed for the day, helping it! :-)

[Harry J Benson]

Nice close-up, good detail, like it's markings

[Kate Williams]

wow what a beautiful moth

[Diana Feeney]

Great detail and colour Wendy

[Jordan Ausesky]

Cool!

[jerry plume]

Beautiful!

[Barbara Pizzo]

The marks on their wings make them look like they are looking at you, don't they? Beautiful colors. Good catch.

[Erin Claire Goodman]

That is a cecropia moth! very rare! I always hunted them when I was in 4-H collecting bugs. I love this! I am so sorry it was injured!

[Wendy Delena]

Thank you everyone for the nice comments! @eringoodman I was wondering what type of moth it was Erin. It was about 7" from wing tip to wing tip. So pretty! I added another shot of it to my Facebook.

[Denise Breimeir]

I thought there was a moth on my computer screeen! I am so sad it was injured. That always makes me sad about butterflies, moths, and earthworms too. Beautiful crisp photo.

[Debbie Hartley]

Beautiful macro, lovely colors on this moth too!

[Lori Rompolski]

wow, she is pretty

[Jen Dee]

Wow, what a neat moth! I have never seen one that color before!